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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

________________ various signs of economic slowdown such as languishing industrial production and adverse __________________of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand, the government is apparently unable ____________________ unwilling to increase public spending to _________________ people’s material distress or to kick-start economic ____________________ to increase employment.


adverse __________________of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand

A) effects B) effect
C) affects D) affect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) effects

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


The woodpeckers of the West (with one exception) are different _______________ those of the East, and so are the flycatchers, the grosbeaks, the orioles, the tanagers, the humming-birds, _____________ many of the sparrows. ____________ of the purple and bronzed grackles (the latter are _______________ seen on the plains of Colorado, but are not common), the Rockies boast of Brewer's blackbird, ______________ habits are not as prosaic as his name would indicate.

____________ of the purple and bronzed grackles

A) Beside B) Next
C) Instead D) Near
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Instead

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

Veer said, "I was playing football".

A) Veer said he had been playing football. B) Veer said he was playing football.
C) Veer said that, that he was playing football. D) Veer said that he had been playing football.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Veer said that he had been playing football.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

The spectators applauded the young athlete saying that he had broken all previous records.

 

A) The spectators said to the young athlete,"Bravo! You have broken all records." B) The spectators exclaimed to the young athlete,"You have broken all records."
C) The spectators said to the young athlete,"You broke all records." D) The spectators said to the young athlete,"You had broken all records."
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The spectators said to the young athlete,"Bravo! You have broken all records."

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Which of the following is NOT a noble gas?

A) Radon B) Krypton
C) Xenon D) Hydrogen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hydrogen

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How high is the badminton net at the center?

A) 5 feet B) 5.1 feet
C) 5.5 feet D) 4.8 feet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5 feet

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Two circles touch each other internally. The radius of the larger circle is 6 cm and the distance between the centre is 2 cm, then the radius (in cms) of the other circle is

A) 8 B) 2
C) 4 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

These terms imply two different distinct functions of the human mind. The active function _______________ the volitional, voluntary thinking. It is the conscious focusing of the mind _________ some mental problem. Banishing ________ the mind all thoughts and ideas _______ in harmony with your special subject of study implies Active Mentation. This function is used _________ the active, wide-awake man in his busy and energetic moments.

 

The active function _______________ the volitional,

 

A) performs B) perform
C) performing D) performed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) performs

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